Watch House
Placed 2/18/02
Dublin, Ohio Franklin County
Difficulty: 1

The 3rd box placed in the series: Art in Public
places. To find the area where to look for these
letterboxes all you have to do is go to
www.sculpturecenter.org/oosi/oo.asp. Once here you go
to searching oosi, you can either enter the artist
name or the name of the letterbox title under advance
query. This will take you to the site about this
sculpture and where it is located. Once you find out
where to head then read the clues to find the
letterbox.

Columbus artist Todd Slaughter created Watch House in
1998. Watch House consists of a copper house situated
on top of a circular Native American-inspired earthen
mound. The center of the mound is sunken and is home
to prairie grass and sunflowers, which refer to the
garden crops of the Hopewell Indians who were Ohio's
first farmers. The copper house consists of a
planetarium-like domed ceiling with cutouts of
household items. These shaped light portals have a
double metaphor, the expanding universe and the
changing nature of the family in our contemporary
society. Watch House stands as a symbol of the
connection between Dublin's native cultures and
contemporary cultures.


Clues to the Letterbox:

Park in the recreation center parking lot. And walk
over the bridge to the Watch House. It is quite a
unique sculpture. Stand in the door way without the
hand. Take one pace (1 pace = 2 steps) at 245 degrees.
Then head 16 paces at 287 degrees. This will bring you
to the edge of the shrub line. The box is hidden under
a stack of rocks. The park this sits in also has a
roller-blade/skateboard park.
Enjoy the area.



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